Rep. Pelosi Issues Statement on Deploying National Guard to U.S.-Mexico Border
April 05, 2018
April 05, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement after President Trump announced his plan to deploy National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border:
"President Trump continues to use every cynical political trick in the book to ignite anti-immigrant fervor. His needless militarization of the border is motivated purely by political calculation, not our national security.
"Instead of squandering resources . . .
"President Trump continues to use every cynical political trick in the book to ignite anti-immigrant fervor. His needless militarization of the border is motivated purely by political calculation, not our national security.
"Instead of squandering resources . . .